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Long Island sprouts region, plants are commonly spaced 30 x 36 

 in. ; seed is sown June 1 to 15 ; 2,000 qts. to the acre is a fair 

 average yield, but 3,000 qts. or even more are sometimes 

 obtained. 



The diseases and insects are those that prey on the cabbage. 



Brussels sprouts is closely allied to kale, but along the 

 straight strong stem little buds or miniature cabbages are 

 borne, and these are the edible parts (Figs. 29, 30). 

 A good "sprout," as one of the buds is called, averages 

 one to two inches in diameter. When the sprouts are 



small and tender, they consti- 

 tute one of the best and most 

 delicately flavored vegetables 

 of the cabbage tribe. The 

 sprouts are gathered as they 

 mature, from the bottom of 

 the plant upward, and are sold 

 by the quart. The adjacent 

 leaf is cut off as soon as the 

 sprout attains considerable 

 size. 



In the North the seeds ordi- 

 narily are sown rather late that 

 the plants may not mature too 

 early, for the sprouts are most 

 prized in late autumn and 

 winter. A large part of the 

 growth is made in the cool 

 weather of fall. If seeds are sown in June, the plants may 

 be set in the field after the manner of cabbages in late 

 July or August. In the Middle States the plants may be 



29. Plant of brussels sprouts 

 before harvesting. 



